Crime & Safety

Uber Driver Grazed By Bullet During Fairmount Shooting: Philadelphia Police

The victim told police he was about to pick up a passenger at 24th and Poplar Streets when someone started shooting at his vehicle.

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March 9, 2022

Philadelphia police say an Uber driver was shot in Fairmount early Wednesday morning. He then drove himself to police headquarters in Spring Garden for help around 3 a.m.

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The victim told police he was about to pick up a passenger at 24th and Poplar Streets when someone started shooting at his vehicle.

He realized he was being followed by a white Chevy Impala. At one point he says it pulled up next to him and the passengers started shooting at him at point-blank range.

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